Teleology and theology. On the specificity of teleological explanations

Authors

  • Gabriele De Anna University of Bamberg, Germany

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24204/ejpr.v10i3.2612

Abstract

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Published

2018-09-17

How to Cite

De Anna, Gabriele. 2018. “Teleology and Theology. On the Specificity of Teleological Explanations”. European Journal for Philosophy of Religion 10 (3):27-50. https://doi.org/10.24204/ejpr.v10i3.2612.